About WestJet Airlines (TSE:WJA)

WestJet Airlines Ltd. is a Canada-based company, which provides airline service and travel packages. The Company operates WestJet Vacations, which provides air, hotel, car and excursion packages, and WestJet Encore, which is a regional airline that operates a fleet of turboprop aircraft in a network of destinations in Canada and the United States. Its airline offers scheduled service to over 100 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe with its fleet of over 110 Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft, over 30 Bombardier Q400 aircraft and over four wide-body Boeing 767-300ERW aircraft. It serves over 180 destinations. Its destinations include the United States; international sun destinations, and new London Gatwick routes. It offers vacation packages to Marina El Cid Spa and Beach Resort Riviera Maya; The Venetian Resort and Casino and The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, and Half Moon, A Rock Resort in Jamaica.

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WestJet Airlines (TSE:WJA) Frequently Asked Questions

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How often does WestJet Airlines pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for WestJet Airlines?

WestJet Airlines announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 14th will be given a dividend of 0.14 per share on Friday, March 30th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.28%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 13th. View WestJet Airlines' Dividend History.

How were WestJet Airlines' earnings last quarter?

WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSE:WJA) released its earnings results on Tuesday, February, 6th. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.11 billion. WestJet Airlines had a net margin of 4.58% and a return on equity of 9.19%. View WestJet Airlines' Earnings History.

Has WestJet Airlines been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media coverage about WJA stock has trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. WestJet Airlines earned a media sentiment score of 0.13 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the company an impact score of 46.25 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

How do I buy shares of WestJet Airlines?

Shares of WJA and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Brokers that permit trading on the TSX include Fidelity, Interactive Brokers, PennTrade and Charles Schwab.

What is WestJet Airlines' stock price today?

One share of WJA stock can currently be purchased for approximately C$24.53.

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